#World

1/There are shining examples of the fact that mathematics is not a “boys only” club.One among these is Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (Dec 17, 1706
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Meatbun's characterization style plays with the varying and complex ways that power differentials exist in romantic relationships, all the while maintaining the agency of the protagonists amidst the themes of
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The biggest headfake in history: A thread to how taking Antifa down, a trade war, and a phony virus can be the key components to win the war with China.
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Thread on Arab superiority in the Muslim world (particularly the Sunnis)There are 4 madhabs (schools) of Sunni Islam-Hanafi-Hanbali-Shafi'i-MalikiNote: Indian Muslims are largely Hanafi except Kerala where most are Shafi'i Although
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To those who've been asking me why is Putin terrified of Navalny: this is why.Russian despots are always afraid of being exposed for who they are. Putin has cultivated an
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Our annual report is out! Comics and graphic novel sales topped $1.2 billion in 2019, according to a new estimate by @ICv2 and @Comichron. Dramatic growth in graphic novels in
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OK so everyone has seen the "viral" photo going around of the piles of mailboxes in Wisconsin being used as evidence that Trump is sabotaging USPS. Problem is, they have
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A 21-Tweet summary of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆, by @morganhousel. 1/21A genius with poor emotional control can be a financial disaster. An ordinary person with a handful of behavior
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Over the past four months since schools closed, I’ve mostly been doing two things: playing video games and freaking out about how to plan a curriculum for a pandemic. Weirdly
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President Trump's extended tantrum is a complicated thing to get a hold of. On the one hand it's basically criminal in any civic sense. I'm pretty confident it will result
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THREAD on why1. Primary school transmission depends crucially on child prevalence, not just community prevalence, and2. Why we see delays for primary school transmission to ramp up, if child prevalence
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First time in the history of God's...One who is not is...1. Is proud to be an illiterate2. Has fake degrees3. Has left his wife4. Has stolen wealth from his family5.
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A THREAD:Oh, you don’t want to wear a mask because it ‘restricts your freedom’? Cool, well, some people would love to speed down town roads at 80mph, but don’t for
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In late 2019, China agreed to buy tens of billions of dollars of additional US exports in 2020 under Trump's Phase One deal. That didn't happen. Here’s why.My latest 1/https://www.piie.com/blogs/trade-and-investment-policy-watch/a
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On #WorldWetlandsDay here's a story about one of the most unique #wetland system in the world - The East #Kolkata #Wetlands, a 125 sq. km vast lattice of fishponds &
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521[SCARE] NECESSARY EVENT.Was it:1. Covids-192. Trump Get's COVID3. Trump Loses Election4. War with ChinaIn Nov, President Trump signed the EO prohibiting American firms and individuals from investing in 31 companies
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